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y. E. MURPHY. PLASTBRBRS 0R. PAINTERS SGRAPING PAN.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 26, 1910.

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VSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application :tiled August 26,1910. Serial No. 579,142. Y

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER E. MURPHY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of VNew Jersey, have invented certain new vand useful Improvements in Plasterers or Painters Scraping-Pans; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in-the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadV tothe accompanying draw ings, and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specifican tion.

This invention has reference, generally, to improvements in tools or implements for'the useof plasterers and painters; and, the present invention relates, more particularly, to a novel receiving or catch-pan adapted for use especially with plasterers or painters scraping tools used in removing paint, sizing, plaster, and the like, from walls, ceilings, and other surfaces, and all'such other y uses to which scraping tools may be put.r

YThe present invention has for its princi; pal object to provide a novel Vand simply constructed catch or receiving pan which may be attached to or is provided with a plasterers or painters scraping tool, the receiving or catch-pan being arranged with relation to the scraping tool, in such a man ner, so thatwhen the same Ais in use, the debris which is removed from the wall, ceil ing, or other surface, by means of the scraping tool, will be caught by and retained in the receiving or catch-pamthereby avoiding all thel litterl and dirt-accumulation which accompanies the use of the ordinary scraping tools.

The invention has for its vfurther object to provide a novel receiving or catch-pan for use with scraping tools and of the general character hereinafter set forth, which can be readily used upon ceilings and walls with like effect in catching and retaining the debris or removed particles directly within the receiving or catch-pan, so that such particles will not fall upon the floor or carpet.

A further'object of this invention is to provide'such'receiving or catch-pan with a simply constructed and readily manipulated holding or retaining means for detachably securing ther receivingor catch-pan in its operative combination or arrangement with relation to a scraping tool, such as is used by Plasterers and painters; or, in fact, with Patented Nov. 18, 1913 any other tool, device, or implement with Y which the pan may be used.

Other objects of this invention not at this time more particularly enumerated will be clearly understood from the following .de-

tailed description of the present' invention.

lith the various objects of this invention in view, the said invention consists, primai-ily, in the novel plasterers or painters receiving or catch-pan for scraping tools, and the like, hereinafter set forth; and, the invention consists, furthermore, in the novel arrangements and combinations of the variousdevicesfand parts, as well as in the details of the construction of` the same, all of which will be more fully described in the following specification, and then finally embodied in the; clauses of the claim which are appended to and which` form an essential part of this speciication.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure l isa front or face view Vof a plasterers or painters receiving or catchpan for scraping tools embodying the' principles of the present invention, and Vsaid .view showing in connection therewith the vusual form of scraping tool with which the pan may be used; and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the various devices and parts represented in said Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section ofthe device, said section being taken on line 3-3 in said Fig. 1, the scraping tool, however, being omitted from said view." Figi 4 is a similar transverse verticalsection,l drawn on an enlargcdscale, and illustrating :a slightly modified means wherebyV the receiving or catch-pan can be arranged and heldin its-operative connection with a scraping or other tool, the scraping tool being also omitted from this View. Y Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the above described views,

`to indicate corresponding parts,

, there retained., One means fory operatively with the said scraping blade herein-above mentioned. The said receiving or catch-pan is preferably formed with a scoop-shaped or bellied body, as 5, having at its lower extremity a wall-portion or member 6 adapted to conform with the conformation or shape of the blade of the scraping tool against which it is adapted to be arranged. As illustrated in said Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the said scoop-shaped or bellied portion 5 of the pan'extends rearwardly and slightly outwardly from the plane of the blade of the scraping tool, so as to incline away from the said blade, but at the same time, the said portion 5 is made with outwardly flaring or spread-out parts, so as to surround all points directly beneathV the scraping edge of the scraping tool. The said scoop-shaped or bellied portion 5 is also provided at its outer extremity with an inwardly extending flange-like catching element 7 which forms in conjunction with the said bellied portion 5, the cup Y or pan-like receiving ,member or chamber which is adapted to catch the debris removed from the surface over which the scraper is operated, when such surface is in a horizontal plane, such for example, as a ceiling.V When, however, the scraping tool, together with the receiving or catch pan connected therewith, is operated uponv a vertical surface, such as a side-wall, the Vdebris removed by the scraping edge 2 flies against the bellied portion 5 and then drops down into the pocket formed by the conjunction of the lower extremity of the bellied portion 5 with the wall-portion or member 6, and is combining or arranging the said receiving or catch-pan, herein-above described. in its operative relation with the said blade 1 of the scraping tool, consists, essentially, of a platelike memberor extension 8 which is formed with a curved portion 9, at one of the longitudinal edges. The said plate-like member or extension 8, as shown and as will be understood from an inspection of the figures of the drawings, forms in conjunction with the said wall-portion or member 6 a suitable receiving and holding socket 10 for the reception of the blade 1, the longitudinally extending opening or space, as 11, which is located between the marginal edge 12 of the plate-like member or extension 8 and the said wall-portion or member 6, providing ar` suitable passage-way or opening for the insertion or removal of the blade 1 into and from the said receiving socket 10, In order to retain the blade 0f the scraping tool in its operative relation and arrangement in said receiving socket, there is provided a closure or gate-like member or element, as 13, the same being suitably connected with the marginal edge 14 of the wall-portion or member 6 by means of a suitably formed hinge-portion, Vas 15. Having inserted the blade 1 of fmember 8. At its free edge-portion, the said closure or gate-like member 13 is provided with a spring-like catch or latch-portion, as 16, which is adapted to be sprung over the said previously mentioned edge-portion 9, and thereby brought into clamping engagement with said edge-portion, so as to positively retain or hold the said closure or gatelike member in its closed position, and thereby guarding against any accidental displacement of the scrapingblade from the holdingV portion of the said receiving or catch-pan, as will be clearly understood.

Referring now more particularly to Fig. 4 of the drawings, there is shown therein a slightly modified'form of means for operatively combining and arranging the blade of a scraping tool in its operative relation with the receiving or catch-pan4. In this construction, the said wall-portion or member 6 is provided with the respective longitudinally extending marginal edge-portions forming outwardly turned flanges 17 and 18, respectively, between whichV the said blade 1 is inserted. Secured to one of said flanges, as 17, by means of a hinge-portion 19, is an inner closure or gate-like member or 'element 20, adapted to extend across the face of the blade 1 when the same is placed against the wall-portion or member 6; and, in a like manner, there is secured to said flange 18, by means of a hinge-portion 21, an 'outer closure or gate-like member or element 22, which is adapted to close over the outside of the said rst mentioned closure or gate-like member 20. The'said closure Vor gate-like member 22 is provided at its free edge-portion with a spring-like catch or latch-portion 23 which is adapted to be sprung Vor forced over said hinge-portion 19 of the closure or gate-like member 2O and the flange 17, andthereby retains both of said closures or gate-like members 20 and 22 in their embracing andV holding or retaining relation with the said blade 1, whereby the latter and the said receiving or catch-pan 4 are operatively connected with relation to each other.

It will be clearly Vevident from the foregoing description, that by means of the present invention I have provided a novel, simple and easily operated tool for the purposes stated, the scraping tool or blade being easily attached and detached from the scoop-shaped receiving or catch-pan. It will also be evident from the present invention, that my novel form of receiving or catch-panmay also be used with other ysuitable tools, implements, or devices, Which VWhen put in use produce objectionable particles or debris Which itis desired to prevent from falling upon the floor, or the like.

I claim:

1. A receiving pan for the use of plasterers or painters, consisting of a scoopshaped body provided at its one extremity With a blade-receiving or holding socket comprising a Wall-portion or member conforming to the shape of a blade of a scraping tool, the scoop-shaped portion of the pan extending rearwardly and slightly outwardly from the plane of the blade of the scraping tool, so as to provide a bellied portion Which inclines away from the said blade7 said bellied portion being also provided at its outer extremity with an in- `Wardly extending ange-like catching element, a hinged closure connected with said scoop-shaped body at one side ofV the said blade-receiving or holding socket, and

means connected' With said hinged closure for bringing thesame in its closed or hold- Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents, each, 'by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

ing relation over said receiving or holding socket, substantially as and for the purposes With a blade-receiving or holding socket,

and a hinged closureV connected With said scoop-shaped body at one side of the said blade-receiving or holding socket, said Wallportion being formed at one edge With a curved portion, and the said closure being provided with a spring-like latch-portion adapted to be sprung over the curved portion of said Wall-portion and in separable engagement therewith, so as to lock said closure in place, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of August, 1910.

. PETER E. MURPHY. Y l

Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL,` FREDK. I-I'. K. FRAENTZEL,

Washington, D. C. 

